Profile Settings Not Installed for Users Without Local Administrator Access Using Custom .cab/.ins Files

ID: Q241767

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you use an automatic configuration to set Internet Explorer settings, the changes may not be set for users who do not have local Administrator rights.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of insufficient privileges for writing to the registry when you are installing the settings from the custom .cab and .ins files created with the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) Profile Manager tool.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next version of Internet Explorer that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The French-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date        Time    Version         Size     File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   09/01/1999  05:31a  15.0.2720.3100  123,360  Iedkcs32.dll  x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: Q230771

Keywords : msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb